Energy & Utilities - recent UK Government updates in the sector
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Welcome to our UK Government updates round-up where we bring you the latest news relevant to the Energy & Utilities sector.
Winners of £60 million government competition to develop hydrogen as the superfuel of the future unveiled
HySupply 2 competition winners to receive government funding for innovation in hydrogen supply.
US-UK Strategic Energy Dialogue 2022
The US and UK will work together to ensure energy security and accelerate the diversification of energy sources in response to Russian manipulation of the markets.
Offshore Wind Champion appointed as £160m floating offshore wind fund opens for expressions of interest
Further acceleration of government ambitions for UK offshore wind sector.
Public building upgrades to save taxpayers £650 million per year
Public buildings across England will cut their use of expensive fossil fuels and save millions of pounds on bills, thanks to £553 million in government funding.
Self-driving buses, shuttles and delivery vans could soon hit UK roads thanks to £40 million government-funded competition
A new £40 million competition to kick-start commercial self-driving services, such as delivery vehicles and passenger shuttles, has been launched. The competition closes on Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 11:00am.
Government invests over £31 million to help industry slash emissions and energy costs
New government funding will support industry to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and slash carbon emissions.
UK Government orders network operators to improve storm responses
The UK Government sets out a range of actions to improve the resilience of Great Britain’s electricity networks for future extreme weather events.
